Project Manager with NEC experience

Ellieandcharlotte; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a proactive Project Manager with NEC experience to lead innovative consultancy projects. This role involves managing infrastructure projects, providing strategic advice, and ensuring effective governance. The ideal candidate will have a degree in a relevant field, excellent communication skills, and a passion for enhancing infrastructure. Join a dynamic team committed to positive change in the built environment, with opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a real impact. If you're ready to take on challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of experience in project management, particularly with NEC contracts.
• Strong communication and organizational skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects for the Infrastructure Performance Consultancy team.
• Develop project plans and manage procurement relationships.

Skills

NEC contract management

Project management

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Risk management

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Degree in a relevant discipline

Tools

PowerBI

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Job Title: Project Manager with NEC experience

Location: London (Office with some remote working available)

Salary: £45,000 - £55,000 DOE

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Overview
We are seeking an ambitious Project Manager with 5-8 years of experience and a keen interest in delivering innovative advisory and consultancy projects. You will manage projects within our Infrastructure Performance Consultancy (IPC) team, providing engineering-led strategic advice to leading infrastructure clients. Your responsibilities include managing consultancy commissions under NEC3/4 PSC contracts and achieving the objectives set by the Project Director.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise the Project Director and GCM on contract strategy during project conception to ensure successful outcomes.
• Develop and oversee the success criteria for projects.
• Ensure detailed project planning in collaboration with the Project Director.
• Advise on procurement and management of sub-consultants, including drafting agreements.
• Establish effective governance, processes, and systems for project management.
• Manage change control processes.
• Monitor project finances, including invoicing and financial reporting.

Produce regular reports, manage project information transfer, and work efficiently in a fast-paced, agile environment. Participate in cross-trust activities, including B Corp initiatives.

Who We Are

The Useful Simple Trust (UST) is an award-winning group of design and consultancy practices committed to driving change in the built environment. We are a B Corp, Social Enterprise, and Employee Benefit Organisation, focusing on issues like Net Zero carbon, circular economy, biodiversity, and social impact. We are also a certified Carbon Literate Organisation aiming for carbon neutrality by 2030.

Expedition Engineering - IPC

Expedition IPC helps infrastructure and construction clients improve their capital programmes and asset portfolios through innovative, efficiency-driven strategies, delivering significant value for clients such as TfL, HS2, Network Rail, and others.

Essential Qualifications, Skills, and Expertise

• Degree in a relevant discipline
• Experience with NEC contracts, especially NEC3/4 PSC
• Experience managing NEC4 contracts for small to medium consultancy projects
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Knowledge of infrastructure sector contracts and commercial considerations
• Experience managing contractual and commercial risks in consultancy/advisory contexts
• Passion for infrastructure development in the UK and beyond

Desirable Qualifications

• Chartered Civil Engineer, NEC Project Manager, PRINCE2, or APM qualification
• Experience in infrastructure project management focusing on client advisory and innovation
• Technologically adept with tools like PowerBI, AI, etc.
• Knowledge of contract law and technical areas of civil engineering asset management, design, or construction

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and committed with a passion for improving the built environment
• Flexible, adaptable, and capable of working in a fast-growing SME
• Strong interpersonal skills for stakeholder engagement

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Management